ACC1x: Run-Time Version Partially Displays Sorting And Grouping

• Microsoft Access Distribution Kit version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

In the run-time version of Microsoft Access, a report's Sorting And Grouping dialog box is partially displayed. You can see the box's title bar, as well as the title bar of the Group Properties section.

RESOLUTION

If you create an application for distribution, and you want to change the sorting and grouping properties for a report in the application without allowing the user to see the dialog box, set the Echo action's Echo On argument to No, so that the screen is not updated while the macro is running.

You can also prevent users from switching to Design view by using macros and forms to control what actions the user can take while in the application.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Access Distribution Kit version 1.1. This problem no longer occurs in the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. In the sample database NWIND.MDB, create the following macro:

         Macro Name     Action
         -----------------------
         Test1        OpenReport
                      DoMenuItem
   
         Test1 Actions:
         --------------------------------
         OpenReport
            Report Name: Catalog
            View: Design
         DoMenuItem
            Menu Bar: Report
            Menu Name: View
            Command: Sorting And Grouping
   
   

2. Save this macro as AUTOEXEC. Close the database and quit Microsoft Access.

3. Start the run-time version of Microsoft Access with NWIND.MDB. To do this, switch to Program Manager and choose Run from the File menu. Type the following in the command line:

         C:\ACCESS\MSARN110.EXE NWIND.MDB
   

   Note that the Sorting And Grouping dialog box is partially displayed. As you tab through the dialog box, cells that contain text are visible.

REFERENCES

For information about other methods of sorting and grouping reports, search for "GroupHeader," "GroupFooter," "GroupInterval," or "GroupOn" using the Microsoft Access Help menu.